Witty Wordsmith: Week 13 Word List

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Type Root Meanings Lang Sample Words and Definitions

Base alt high (altitude) Latin altitude; altimeter; altar; exalt

Base cad, cas, cid fall (cascade) Latin cadence; cadaver; coincidence

Base cert, cern, cret separate, decide (discern) Latin ascertain; certify; discern; discretion

Base crypt hidden, secret (cryptic) Greek cryptic; encrypt; cryptography

Base dur hard, lasting (durable) Latin durable; duration; endure

Base fall, fals, fail, faul to deceive (falsify) Latin falsify; default; fallacious

Base fort, forc strong, brave (force) Latin fortress; force; fortify

Base naut sailor (nautical) Greek astronaut; naumachy; nautical

Base nav ship (navy) Latin circumnavigate; navy; navigator

Base oxy sharp; acidic (oxygen) Greek oxymoron; oxygen; paroxysm

Base paleo, palaeo old, ancient (Paleolithic) Greek paleontology; paleography; Paleolithic

Base pend, pens hang, weigh, pay (suspend) Latin pendulum; suspend; compensate

Base plan, plain flat, smooth (plane) Greek plane; planet; explain

Base pose, posit place, put (position) Latin deposit; expose; position; depose

Base prim, prin first (primary) Latin primer; primacy; primitive; principal

Base priv separate, individual (private) Latin private; privilege; deprive

Base prot first, original (proton) Greek prototype; proton; protocol

Base tang, tact, ting touch (contact) Latin contact; tactile; tangible; contingent

Base the, thes, them to place, put (theme) Greek hypothesis; prosthetic; theme

Base xen foreign (xenomorph) Greek xenophobic; xenophile